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NewsStephen Garrett to leave Shine Group
Kudos Film and TV chairman and Shine Pictures executive chairman Stephen Garrett is to leave the company after 23 years to pursue new opportunities in scripted drama.
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NewsGuy Hibbert pens BBC2 China drama
Complicit writer Guy Hibbert is to pen a BBC2 drama about a Chinese woman struggling to find her identity after being adopted by Anglo/American parents.
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NewsPact launches commissioning app
Pact has launched an app to help indies make contact with nearly 200 commissioners.
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NewsTalkSport tunes into South Africa
TalkSport is to launch in South Africa after the commercial radio station’s parent company UTV struck a joint venture deal with four local investors.
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NewsDLT Raydar Rights strikes Sundog deal
Fledgling distributor DLT Raydar Rights has inked a deal with Sundog Pictures for a slew of factual series.
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NewsDCD wins Open University bid
DCD Rights has won the rights to distribute over 200 hours of BBC series including Coast after winning an Open University tender.
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NewsHBO Nordics snaps up BBC2's Honourable Woman
HBO Nordics has acquired BBC drama The Honourable Woman after striking a deal with BBC Worldwide.
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NewsDuck Quacks echoes across the world
Duck Quacks Don’t Echo is to travel across the world after Sky Vision closed a number of key programming deals.
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NewsC4 explores music education and prostitution
Pianist James Rhodes and actor Rupert Everett will join artist Grayson Perry as high profile talent in Channel 4’s latest slate of factual programming.
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NewsBBC under fire over climate change
The BBC must draw up “clear editorial guidelines” for reporting on climate change to avoid providing a “false balance” for audiences according to a group of MPs.
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NewsZig Zag lines up Herbert Bros for A&E
US cable network A&E has ordered a new reality series from Zig Zag, billed as the “natural successor” to Duck Dynasty.
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NewsSky Store enters DVD market
Sky is to send customers DVD copies of films they purchase digitally via Sky Store.
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NewsCBS Reality launches on Freeview
CBS Reality has launched on Freeview, becoming the Hollywood studio / Chello Zone joint venture’s first channel to launch on the free-to-air platform.
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NewsBBC1 shuts down Waterloo Road
BBC1 has announced that it will close the school gates on classroom drama Waterloo Road after 10 series.
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NewsCrow TV appoints Sanderson to business role
Crow TV has appointed Matt Sanderson as business development producer.
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NewsTwitter snaps up TV agency SecondSync
Twitter has acquired social TV analytics firm SecondSync and has revealed plans to launch a research program called Data of Now with Kantar Media.
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NewsSky opens Animal House with Cineflix
Sky has acquired New Zealand animal documentary series Animal House as part of a 67 hour programming deal with Cineflix Rights.
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NewsITV reveals Alan Titchmarsh format
ITV has confirmed Alan Titchmarsh’s latest project – a three-part series unearthing Britain’s best domestic gardens.
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NewsNutopia’s Willgoss joins CB Films
Boutique factual indie CB Films has hired Nutopia producer Simon Willgoss as its head of development.
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NewsBBCW chief joins Turner
BBC Worldwide’s Central European and Middle Eastern chief Ian McDonough is leaving the company as part of its latest wide-ranging staff changes.